Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-15
THE CLOSE OF THE SCHOOLS.
The COlOred High school Commence.
menlS-The SchOlarshipS.

The college scholarships offered to the High
School pupils were awarded last night at the
school board For the first time since the scholar.
ship was founded the King scholarship at Dickinson
College was awarded TO a young lady, Miss Clara
P. Ashley, OF the Washington High School The
Kendall scholarship which was formerly awarded
after competitive examination, and for which
there was annually, for many years, great rivalry
among the school districts, is now given to the
High School boy entering for 1t who has
the best record The only scholarships now
awarded on competitive examination are
those at the Boston University, for which there
were no applicants this year, and at Cornell Uni
versiuy. The Boston scholarship is given alter
nately to boys and girls. There are now two young
ladies from the Washington High School there,
Miss WOlhaupter, who graduates next year, and
Miss O'Hagan. who has just completed her first
year there. Ihe Cornell scholarship, awarded TO
hah Se Eb u and Is n 9S r
medical and dental scholarships given by the Ma
tional University were founded this year. The
Kendall scholarshipin Columbian College. founded
by the late Amos Kendall, is Che oldest, and the
list OF those who have held it embraces many who
have distinguished themselves as scholars or in
professional life.
THE coLoRED HIGH SCHOOL
The commencement exercises of the Colored
High School, Mr.. Francis F. Cardoz0 principal, Will
take place Friday evening at the Metropolitan A.
NJ. E. church. The graduates are Anne l.. B. Alex
Aston Clara q. Arnold, Mary E. Barney, Narcissa
E. c. F. Beale Henry n. Bowles, Annie ID. Brooks,
Mary e. G. Brown, Marie f. Bowie, Mary E. Clarke,
Laura V. Collins Marie A. DeitZ, Sarah l. O..
Dickson Sarah E. Dorsey, Emily f. Francis, Emma
w. George, Fannie G. Glascoe, Isabel kinner, Jo-
sephine u. Lewis Marguerite L. Lucas, Fannie
Martin, William Anna Nichols, Emma L. Pindle,
Jesse n. Pearson, Maggie b. Saunders, Elizabeth
II. Scott, Alice v. Shorter, Sarah E Smith, Frances
A Smith, Mary A. stewart, Charlotte V. Stewart,
Daniel B. Thompson, Catherine T. Wall, Mary L.
Watson, Eulalfa Wheeler, Marie 1. Williams, and
Ida C. Winslow.
The exercises. which will be interSpersed With
musical selections by Prot KrauSeS orchestra, VIII
be as follows: Salutatory, Eulalia Wheeler; class
history, Emma l. Pinde; valedictOry, Daniel B..
Thompson; address TO class, Rev. j. R Riley; con-
ferring diplomas
THE MINER NORMAL SCHOOL.
AS stated in yesterdays STAR, the commence
ment exercises Of the Miner Normal School will
take place at the school building at 4:3O O'Clock
this afternoon. Commissioner Webb Will deliver
tho certificates In addition to the graduates who
finish the years course in the school, di-
plomas will be conferred upon the follow
Ing graduates of 1856 who have successfully
competed one year OF teaching: Emma Davis, NJ.
Bessie Smith, LYDIA e. Malvan, Jane l.. Cox, Jane
+. Thomas, Marcellina L. Brown, Mary NJ SyphaX,
Georgia Brooks Emily N. Sewall COrnella b. Cos
tin Josephine Is. Evans, Mary j. Hill, Alice v.
Ashton. Rebecca ]. Baldwin, Amelia J. Heath
man, Mamie 7. Jackson, Sarah j. Riddles, Annie
v. Smith, Caroline H. Thomas, Martha Liggons
Rosa johnson, Hattie v. Lee, Josephine T. Walker,
Sarah E. Ratcnne, and Eliza c. Davis.